Accounting at University at Albany

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if University at Albany is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. Of the 693 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University at Albany in 2021, 124 of them were accounting majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

UAlbany Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UAlbany Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UAlbany performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UAlbany is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	42
	76
	95
	95
	170
	188
	260
	291
	413
	491
	503
	517
	527
	678

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UAlbany. This makes it the #43 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UAlbany

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University at Albany.

UAlbany Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UAlbany awarded 124 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UAlbany are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	68
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UAlbany Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 accounting majors earned their master's degree from UAlbany. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UAlbany, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	58
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAlbany also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Financial Examiners	9,030	$115,980
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Credit Analysts	7,440	$119,180
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4,830	$70,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.